January 2010

Sam Raimi to Direct ‘The Shadow’ Next?

Published on: 31st January, 2010

Now that Sam Raimi won’t be directing another addition to the Spider-Man series, what will he turn his attention to next?  The public dispute with Sony brass leaves his schedule wide open, and some have speculated he’ll focus on Warner Bros’ Warcraft movie or the previously announced adaptation of Dennis Lehane’s “The Given Day.”
IESB has learned [...]

‘Winter’s Bone’ Wins Sundance Grand Jury Prize

Published on: 31st January, 2010

Debra Granik’s dark thriller Winter’s Bone took home the Grand Jury Prize for dramatic competition and the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.
Based on a novel by Daniel Woodrell, the film is about a young girl searching for her missing, meth-making father in the harsh conditions of the Ozark Mountain.  Roadside Attractions [...]

‘Avatar’ Takes 7th Straight, First to $2 Billion

Published on: 31st January, 2010

Mel Gibson’s return to acting in Edge of Darkness didn’t stand a chance against the highest grossing film of all-time.
James Cameron’s Avatar won its seventh straight weekend with an estimated $30 million, which puts it within striking distance of the last major record.  The expensive science fiction adventure is $6.3 million from passing Cameron’s Titanic to hold [...]

Kathryn Bigelow Wins the DGA Award

Published on: 31st January, 2010

Last night, the Directors Guild of America honored Kathryn Bigelow, the director of The Hurt Locker, with “Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film,” making her the first woman to win the award and the front-runner for the Oscar in March.  Academy nominations are announced Tuesday.
Bigelow bested competition from her ex-husband, James Cameron (Avatar), as well as [...]

Edge of Darkness Review

Published on: 30th January, 2010

After a seven year hiatus from acting, Mel Gibson and his scowling features return to the silver screen more creased and fatigued than you might remember and angrier than he’s ever been.   Channeling the vintage Mad Mel of Payback and Ransom, the 56-year-old glowers his way through yet another revenge plot in a formidable [...]

Trailer for ‘The Losers’ Explodes Online

Published on: 29th January, 2010

2010 is shaping up to be the year of the ensemble action heroes.  Sylvester Stallone has assembled a crew of fighters for a suicide mission in The Expendables and a TV adaptation brings together double-crossed fugitives in The A-Team. Then the comic book conversion The Losers borrows a little of both plots.  Lucky for them it opens first.
After [...]

Sundance Films Picked Up as Fest Winds Down

Published on: 29th January, 2010

After ten days of world premieres and indie screenings, the Sundance Film Festival is coming to a close this weekend, capped by an awards ceremony tomorrow night.  While the Park City party winds to a halt, a few films have found homes as buyers swoop in to claim the star-studded pics and critical favorites.
Lionsgate already [...]

‘Conchords’ Creator Directing Muppets Movie

Published on: 29th January, 2010

The co-creator of HBO’s cancelled show “Flight of the Conchords,” James Bobin, has agreed to direct a new Muppets movie for Disney written by Forgetting Sarah Marshall collaborators Jason Segel and Nicholas Stoller.
Details are being kept secret, but Segel is a professed Muppets fanatic so the material will likely stay true to the Jim Henson creations [...]

Four Joining Mad Max Sequel ‘Fury Road’

Published on: 28th January, 2010

Nicholas Hoult, Zoe Kravitz, Teresa Palmer and Adelaide Clemens are in negotiations to join Fury Road, the fourth installment of George Miller’s Mad Max series.  The group would appear alongside the locked Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy.
Mel Gibson will not be returning to the Australia-based franchise that started his career.  Instead, the events will pick [...]

Universal Sets ‘Fockers’, ‘Scott Pilgrim’ Dates

Published on: 28th January, 2010

Universal Pictures has set release dates for a few major 2010 releases, including Little Fockers and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.
The third comedy in the Meet the Parents trilogy has been bumped from July 30 to December 22, which domestic distribution exec Nikki Rocco told THR is an “opportunistic” way to cash in on a Christmas [...]

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